Minnie Driver

Minnie Driver
Driver in 2010
Born
Amelia Fiona Driver

(1970-01-31) 31 January 1970 (age 54)
London, England
Nationality
  • British
  • American (from 2017)
Alma materWebber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active1991–present
Partner(s)Addison O'Dea (2019–present; engaged)
Children1
Websiteminniedriver.com

Amelia Fiona "Minnie" Driver (born 31 January 1970) is a British and American actress. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in 1995's Circle of Friends. She went on to star in a wide range of films including the cult classic Grosse Pointe Blank, Gus Van Sant's Good Will Hunting for which she was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award, the musical The Phantom of the Opera, Owning Mahowny, and providing the voice of Lady Eboshi in Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke.

In television, Driver starred with Eddie Izzard in The Riches for which she was nominated for both an Emmy and a Golden Globe. She has starred in the ABC sitcom Speechless, the NBC sitcom About a Boy, and in a recurring role in the NBC series Will & Grace. She has also starred in several British dramas, including The Deep for BBC One.

Predating her work as an actress, Driver started as a singer and has released three full solo albums over the span of her career. She has also lent her voice to a variety of animated series and films including SuperMansion and Tarzan as well as video games including Jurassic Park: Trespasser.